Read the excerpt below from the american red cross website and answer the question that follows. every minute of every day, someone needs blood. that blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. there is no substitute for your donation. when you make a blood donation, you join a very select group. currently only 3 out of every 100 people in america donate blood. from its beginning, the american red cross has formed a community of service, of generous, strong and decent people bound by beliefs beyond themselves. the american red cross blood donor embodies this principle. join us in our mission to maintain a safe and stable blood supply by making your appointment to donate blood today. source: “give blood.” redcross. org. the american national red cross, n. d. web. 27 apr. 2011. based on this excerpt, what is the author’s primary purpose for writing?

Based on the excerpt, the author's primary purpose is to convince people to donate blood in order to help other people.

Explanation: This excerpt has been taken from the website of the American Red Cross, an organization that focuses on helping people in need by preventing or relieving their suffering. Moreover, the American Red Cross is constantly encouraging people to donate blood in order to make a difference and improve health conditions of sick children and adults. Besides presenting the text provided, which intends to persuade people to donate blood, the website also offers information regarding where people can donate blood, what are the elegibility requirements and how is the donation process.

while his customary satire is present in mark twain's short story "the notorious jumping frog of calaveras county," there is a cloaking of this satire as twain's narrator is not directly involved. another literary device that you could build a thesis around is the use by twain of hyperbole.

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